Fankidtober Day 18: Bertie
He’s come so far from his initial concept… he has two and a half boyfriends now (Darcel only half counts what they have is much more weird than dating).
This is very silly but this is the point we’re at in the month ok.
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Bertie with 5, 7, and 17
5. What is a secret that they have?
Bertie is the type of person who keeps a lot of secrets about himself. He tends to be protective of his personal life and will hide things even from his family if he doesn’t think they should or need to know about them. After he’s kidnapped he is suddenly in an environment where he can no longer be as private as he wishes, so he cherishes the few “secrets” he can get away with. The biggest one, of course, being his relationship with Darcel (that continues even after he returns home.) It’s dangerous, he knows pretty much everyone he knows would disapprove, and that’s what makes it so much fun. With Darcel, he shows a side of himself he doesn’t show others (except for Lunen), and thus to keep the allure of the relationship, he has to keep it a secret from others.
7. Any family scandals? Does your character know about them?
Bertie comes from a large family, so there are plenty of scandals to go along with that. He knows about most of them, even the ones that aren’t as well known to the rest of family, just since he finds that sort of thing interesting. His parents’ relationship had some scandals at first considering his father is one of the Twin Heroes of Unovan history and he and Hilda got together pretty quickly after he returned to human form. Then there’s his uncle’s family and their involvement with Team Plasma… and his own grandfather was one of the Seven Sages of the team… Great-Uncle Grimsley’s situation with Hymnia and his later retirement (and all the scandals Hymnia creates on her own)… his great-grandparents’ unconventional start to their relationship and mysterious deaths… the surprise secret Galar cousins everyone only found out about a decade or so ago… his father’s estranged sister that he’s only met once or twice… and of course everything that happens to him. So yes! Plenty of family scandals to go around!
17. Who is their favorite person(s) to spend time with?
Bertie enjoys spending time with people that let him relax or let loose a bit. People who he can show a side to that he doesn’t show anyone else. The list includes his twin sister Maela, his boyfriend Lunen, his cousins Euphie, Glenn & Hymnia, his best friend Blake, his companions Cyril, Poppy, and Laurel… and whatever his relationship with Darcel is meant to be. When it comes to his parents, it depends on the situation how comfortable he is around them. He trusts them and loves them, but he doesn’t really hang out with them much or anything. He’ll respect their boundaries if they’ll do the same for him, which takes some time for them to get used to, but they all do their best. He definitely gets along better with Albin than Hilda, just as Maela prefers their mother, but there are no real hard feelings about it. Also, while they’re still just toddlers, Bertie always loves to spend time with his young sons, Aurel & Elouan, especially in tandem with one of the people listed above.
Fankitober Day 19 – Bertie’s Boyfriend Lunen! Lunen is one of those Gijinka/Humanized Legendary Pokémon fankids I have a few of in this AU, though not as prominent or plot important as, say, Tanith. His parents are Roxie (who he takes the most after in … Continue reading
Bertram with 5, 11, 22, 44?
I know you asked this just for nonsense so I’ll get it out of the way first. These will be answered from the perspective of a few years after Bertie is rescued, so after most of the plot stuff has finished and technically in the future from the time frame other asks are answered in.
05. Are they sexually confident or more of the shy type?
Lunen was Bertie’s first long-term romantic relationship and the two fumbled through figuring out sex together, neither having any experience prior to dating. After being rescued, Bertie wants to go back to the same dynamic he and Lunen had before, desperate to return to normalcy as best he can. It’s difficult at times due to Bertie’s trauma, but overall they’re able to settle into a routine and relationship that works well for both of them. I wouldn’t say he’s especially shy or promiscuous, despite liking to playfully flirt. He’s fine taking the lead or letting Lunen be in control, though he prefers to switch things up regularly.
11. What is something that would make your character fly into a rage?
Bertie tends to get especially angry when people (especially strangers) make any kind of assumptions about him, his children, his boyfriend, and/or his friends and family based on what happened to him. He’s very determined to put it all in the past (not ignore what happened, just move on) and hates when people bring it up. He especially dislikes it when people treat him like he’s fragile or say they’re sorry for him. He tends not to be the sort to go off on people when they’re annoying him, but he’ll get frustrated enough to rant to Lunen or Maela or whoever in private later.
22. What kind of tattoos, piercings, birthmarks, freckles, and other such unique physical features do they have?
As mentioned in an earlier post, Bertie pierced his ears with some school friends when he was 15 on a dare. While in captivity, Harrod made him and the other two get various other piercings for his own personal preference, as well as a tattoo of his family crest as a mark of ‘ownership’. Bertie got the tattoo removed as soon as he could after they were rescued and let all but his original ear piercings close up (though one of his cartilage piercings never ended up closing so he does occasionally wear an earring in it if he’s feeling fancy.) Otherwise, he has a birthmark behind his left ear and a few moles/freckles on his arms and torso, but nothing particularly striking.
44. Is there a particular event that would emotionally devastate your character?
Anything happening to his children. While they were still in captivity, Bertie’s greatest fear was not his own (or Poppy and Laurel’s) safety, but the safety of his twins. He had no idea if Harrod would want to get rid of them, send them away, or hurt them. He’s extremely protective of his sons which is a big reason why he puts off returning to school in favor of being a full time father, choosing to wait so he can be there all the time for Aurel and Ophir. Each has their own traits that lead to Bertie fussing as well. Aurel tends to put on a confident show but he’s actually very sensitive and had the most tears when trying new things doesn’t go well, while Ophir was born blind, which adds its own challenges, though he’s very calm and confident (as much as a toddler can be). Aurel’s inherited Bertie’s protective streak and will fuss over his twin, though Ophir usually just does his own thing which makes Aurel upset. They’re a handful, but Bertie and Lunen don’t mind since they’re both so happy they have the chance to be a family after everything. (Grandparents Albin and Hilda and Auntie Maela love to help out with the twins as well and gladly babysit to give Bertie and Lunen a break when they need it.) This was meant to be more ‘sad what-ifs’ but it turned into hcs about the twins so… well that’s where my priorities are it seems.
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Some random Bertie facts:
- He’s the older twin between him and Maela.
- He seems rather soft and sensitive on first glance but he’s actually very resilient and adaptable and has a wicked sarcastic streak.
- He’s fussy about his looks.
- He first met his boyfriend Lunen (Roxie’s son) when he was in Nimbasa due to his sister Sunna having a concert there. Maela wanted to go and dragged Bertie along with her. Lunen and Bertie then bonded over both not being very interested in rock music but being there to support their sisters who were.
- He pierced his ears in a high school friend’s kitchen on a dare. He still regularly wears earrings.
- After he and Poppy were kidnapped he ended up being the ‘leader’ of the trio since he had the most level head under stress. Not to mention he’s just fussy over others in general.
- He got pregnant almost immediately so the twins end up being born in November of 3640 and are about 15 months old when the trio are rescued. (They have no memory of their birthplace though.)
- Lunen immediately stepped up to being a father for the twins and while they were a bit wary of him at first (Aurel especially), they come to adore him pretty quickly.
- Bertie has dreams of studying biology and doing field research. These goals were put on hold for a bit due to his captivity and becoming a father, but he’s been taking online and night classes and plans to pursue his dream once they’re older.
- He kind of weirdly gets a long really well with his first cousin once removed Hymnia. Perhaps she likes him since he has such a surprisingly blunt side.
- He looks a lot like Hilbert but has Albin’s blond hair and blue eyes. He’s quite good looking and knows it. He likes to joke that he’s a ‘sexy househusband’ since he’s currently studying from home.
How do Bertram, Poppy, and Cyril go missing?
Bertram, Poppy and Cyril all go missing in February of 3633, the year the Plot sort of officially starts. Bertram and Poppy were together when it happened (the two were acquaintances) and so it’s assumed that they went missing for the same reason. Evidence points to kidnapping as they found the two’s pokemon left in the side street the two had been talking in in Lumiose. Cyril goes missing about a day later, while travelling in Lumiose with Anise, but his disappearance is not linked to the other two for a while.
As for what happened to these three, as mentioned (in the tags I think) on a previous post, there is a danger in this world of people with supernatural abilities being captured and sold on the black market for a variety of horrifying ends. As Bertie, Poppy, and Cyril are all mages (and Bertie and Poppy are also dragonbloods to boot), they were targeted by a group that kidnaps people to sell underground (known as ‘mage traffickers’.) The trio end up on auction and are all bought by the same man, a foreigner (probably Galarian or something) named Harrod Levesque who keeps them as his ‘pets’ in his fancy manor house. He covers his tracks well, and it takes a little over two years for their families to track them down and rescue them (despite one of them being the son of Champion Iris, this stuff runs deep), along with the twins Bertie had in the first year of captivity, Aurel and Ophir. Bertie and his boyfriend, Lunen, raise the twins with help from their families, while Harrod is sent to jail. Ultimately all three of them are obviously traumatized, but they all do their best to move forward and are able to lead fulfilling lives.
This subplot ties into the ‘main plot’ as, while searching for what happened to these three, multiple characters end up discovering the threads that lead to uncovering the existence of the ‘main threat/villain’ of this AU, which kickstarts the lead up to the final battle, etc. (I’m still working on this plotline though.) This plotline also leads to more awareness of the threats mages and supernatural beings face when they are treated as commodities and leads to reforms across many regions, though starting in Unova thanks to Iris.
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